GF Piping Systems

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Butterfly Valve Type 578

GF Piping Systems introduces the latest generation of butterfly valves with a completely
newly developed all-plastic housing for the lug-style butterfly valve type 578. The product
line type 578 unites long life circle at concurrent of low torques and offers therefore an ideal
combination of quality and durability.

Applications
In most applications of chemical industry, chemical trade, electro-
plating and power plants the transported of media is extremely
aggressive. What the valve is also good for.

Typical applications of the new butterfly valve type 578 are:

• Industrial water processing
• Water treatment
• Chemical process industry
• Seawater desalination
• Swimming pools
• Aquatic life - support / oceanarium
• Surface engineering
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Benefits

Corrosion resistance
Through the use of fibre glass reinforced polypropylen as
housing material, the weight could be reduced. This simpli-
fies not only the installation of the valve but also saves the
storage cost. A crucial benefit of the plastic housing is its
high corrosion resistance. The valve can be used reliably in
highly corrosive applications.

Stability and reliability

The butterfly valve can be used as wafer as well as lug-style.
This is a significant benefit when piping installations, for ex-
ample gradually expanded, but it should already be part of
the pipeline under pressure.

Easy Maintenance
The system allows the exchange of individual system com-
ponents at any time - quickly, easily and without much effort.

Technical details
Dimensions DN50 to DN300 / 2“ to 12“
Material PVC-C, PVC-U, ABS, PP-H, PVDF
Sealing material EPDM, FPM
Montage Metric
piping systems DIN / ISO
Inch systems ANSI / ASME

Long life time

Due to the lower actuation torque, the butterfly valve is
firstly easier to operate and secondly smaller, cheaper ac-
tuators can be used. Since the actuation torque is strongly
dependet on the internal pressure, type 578 is optimally de-
signed for this area. The maximum nominal pressure is 10
bar on both sides at 20 °C. A further benefit is the long life
time, since the valve is less exposed to wear and tear .

Your contact
Georg Fischer Piping Systems Ldt
Ebnatstrasse 111
CH - 8201 Schaffhausen
www.gfps.com